We watched The Aristocrats last night. While I was more entertained than I expected…I was just as uncomfortable as I expected. Four Highlights: Andy Richter telling the joke to his santa-hat wearing infant. If there’s anyone that completely doesn’t get it…it’s someone that totally lacks language comprehension. Cartman telling the joke on South Park. Making …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
When Is Now?
“‘No, no, don’t answer it!’ I yelled. ‘It’s your parents! They’re calling from the future!’” – Jason Kottke Everytime we catch up to “live” tv with the TiVo, I’m reminded of this exchange from Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs: Dark Helmet: “What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie?” Colonel Sandurz: …
DRM: Doesn’t Really Matter
It’s no secret that folks looking to pick up some new tunes would like to avoid DRM at all costs, but instead of seeing CD sales skyrocket, there’s simply been a general decrease across the board in the whole “music buying scene.” – Darren Murph, Engadget If I buy CDs these days, it’s directly from …
Separating Work Place
“Work is no longer a place where you go, but something you do” – Business Week The whole article is good. I continually struggle with the notion of an office outside of the house. It alway feels like so much overhead, separation, and duplication (internet, plumbing, etc). I’m wishing Best Buy the best in this …
Minimum Purchases Violate Credit Card Merchant Agreements
“Always honor valid Visa cards, in your acceptance category, regardless of the dollar amount of the purchase. Imposing minimum or maximum purchase amounts is a violation.” As always, thanks go to Consumerist.com. The excuse I hear for this behavior is the credit card’s transaction costs (~3-5% of the transaction + a few pennies per transaction …
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Your Own, Personal Winecast
Tim’s giving away a pretty cool prize (his expertise just for you – for a year) for the winner of the A Menu for Hope III. There’s something else in there about using weblog technologies (RSS, etc) for one-on-one, hyper-niche conversations. I think in I need another cup of coffee to sort through it though.
Should I Be Relieved or Concerned?
While undigging from the vacation backlog, I peaked into a BaseCamp account I’m using for a handful of projects and received this message: Uh. Um. Well. Guess I’ll just toss that To Do list into the trash and head for the beach. On a related note – while going for my daily walk last Thursday …
Best Warning Sign Ever
Somewhere near a window in Beersel Castle.
5 Tips on International Travel with Toddlers
Here are a few things I thought I’d share with you on traveling internationally with toddlers. Backpacks are better than strollers.It’s far easier to get through airports, old European cities, and tour castles with Little C strapped to my back than in a terrain-sensitive stroller. As ill-fitting as our current Kelty is, I couldn’t imagine …
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Smells Like Home
We’re back in Minneapolis. Probably the least eventful trans-Atlantic journey I’ve ever taken. A couple minor hiccups leaving BRU, but nothing that slowed us down. In fact, despite sitting on the tarmac in the rain for 45 minutes on departure and 20 minutes on arrival while the jet-way wouldn’t connect, then going through customs and …